It stemmed from a law passed in 2012 (HB12-1281) that directed HCPF to establish a pilot program for new payment methods in the Medicaid program
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There are various reasons for this, including the high cost and limited access to the drugs, but side effects particularly nausea may cause some people to give up on their medications before they reach their weight loss goals or improve their Type 2 diabetes
However, a large phase 3 trial of oral semaglutide found it wasnt effective at slowing clinical disease progression
The decision to stay on or eventually taper off GLP-1 medications should be based on personal goals, lifestyle, and health needs
Because water-soluble medications cannot penetrate the skin via conventional patches, innovations like microneedle transdermal systems would be needed to adapt existing GLP-1s to patches," says Dr